Bihar’s main Opposition party, the Rashtriya Janata Dal, recorded its second-worst performance in the state Assembly elections, winning only 25 seats.

In 2010, the party had won 22 seats.

The RJD is part of the Mahagathbandhan, which also comprises the Congress, the Vikassheel Insaan Party and three Left parties – the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, the Communist Party of India and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) – along with the newly formed Indian Inclusive Party.

The RJD was the single-largest party in the state in 2020 with 75 seats and a 23.5% vote share .

According to the Election Commission data, the Tejashwi Yadav-led party has received a higher vote share than its rivals: the Bharatiya Janata Party and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal

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